I've done plenty of picnic cuts, and they come out nice, but plan to spend a half hour cutting of a footballs worth of skin off before you throw it on the smoker. (Bonus points for getting it off in one piece) I know some would just score and go, but it's a TON of thick skin to deal with IMHO. I'd rather it be gone from the start. Your 10 pounders might be closer to 7.5 after trimming.